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Heady Montgomery point guard Ethan Lin repeats as CJSR Somerset County Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year Basketball is a team sport, but without Ethan Lin, it's highly likely Montgomery isn't Central Jersey Group 4 champions three years running. The smart, skilled, and unflappable point guard was the Central Jersey Sports Radio Somerset County Boys' Basketball Player of the Year in 2024-25, and now he's repeated the feat in 2025-26. Last season, he was coming off a horiffic broken leg injury that truncated his sophomore season.

NEW: Heady #Montgomery point guard Ethan #Lin repeats as CJSR #SomersetCounty Boys' Basketball #PlayeroftheYear! Plus HMs from #Gill #RutgersPrep #Immaculata #Hillsborough and #Manville! #NJHoops

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Four titles earns Gill St. Bernard’s No. 1 ranking in final Bellamy & Son Paving Boys’ Basketball Top Ten When high school basketball teams open their preseason, hitting the gym in earnest for the first time, they can set all kinds of different goals. For most with high-end aspirations, there are four main ones: win the division, win the county, win a sectional, win a state championship. In 2025-26, it was check, check, check, and check one more time for…

NEW! Four titles earns #Gill St. Bernard's No. 1 ranking in final Bellamy & Son Paving Boys' Basketball #TopTen. See where the rest landed: #Colonia #EastBrunswick #Hillsborough #Immaculata #Manville #Montgomery #PerthAmboy #Piscataway #RutgersPrep #StJoseph #NJHoops

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Rutgers Prep girls, back on top in Somerset County, are No. 1 team in Final Bellamy & Son Paving rankings Sure, the Rutgers Prep girls' basketball team won 20 games last year, but it still wasn't up to Mary Klinger's standards. The coach calls the regular season the "preseason." A division title is nice, but the county and state tournaments are the goals. Win those, and it's a good year for the Argonauts. In 2025, they won neither. But this year, with much of the same crew back, the Argonauts returned to their familiar spot as Somerset County Tournament champions, and finish the year No.

NEW! #RutgersPrep girls, back on top in #Somerset County, are No. 1 team in Final Bellamy & Son Paving rankings. See who else landed where! #Bernards #BoundBrook #Colonia #EastBrunswick #Franklin #Gill #Hillsborough #Piscataway #Aquinas #NJHoops

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NJSIAA switches South Jersey non-public finals sites due to travel concerns, moves Rutgers Prep girls and St. Joseph-Metuchen title games Typically, the NJSIAA has its sites chosen for neutral site state tournament games well in advance. And the championship games for the same sections are placed at the same venues, that way one school doesn't have its boys' and girls' teams playing at the same time at different locations. But one thing has been an issue among schools in the "south" half of the state, at least according to NJSIAA geography: travel.

NEW: #NJSIAA switches South Jersey non-public finals sites due to travel concerns, moves #RutgersPrep girls and #StJoseph-Metuchen title games. Full story at the link! #NJHoops

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Boys’ Basketball Roundup: St. Joseph-Metuchen, Gill St. Bernard’s keep on winning, reach sectional finals; Rutgers Prep upset by Bishop Eustace As Meatloaf once sang, "Two out of three ain't bad." Gill St. Bernard's and St. Joseph-Metuchen won their sectional semifinals Thursday night in the state tournament, the Knights in North B and the Falcons in South A, and now both are headed opposite directions in the state Monday for sectional title games. Meanwhile, Rutgers Prep was upset at home by Bishop Eustace in the Non-Public South B semifinals.

Boys' Basketball Roundup: #StJoseph-Metuchen, #Gill St. Bernard's keep on winning, reach sectional finals; #RutgersPrep upset by #BishopEustace. All at the link: scores, recaps, audio and upcoming schedule! #NJSIAA #NJHoops

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Girls’ Basketball Roundup: Franklin tops Hillsborough a day early to win CJ4 crown; Pingry upsets Immaculate Heart in North A semis to make first-ever final; Rutgers Prep, Gill St. Bernard’s cruise; St. Thomas Aquinas bows out down the Shore After a light Wednesday, it was a busy Thursday for girls basketball in the NJSIAA state tournament, highlighted by Franklin's win over Hillsborough in the Central Jersey Group 4 title game. The Warriors won their first title since 2020 and ended Hillsborough's two-year run as sectional champions, with one in North 2, Group 4 in 2024 - the school's first ever - and another last season in Central Jersey Group 4.

Girls' Basketball Roundup: #Franklin tops #Hillsborough a day early to win CJ4 crown; #Pingry upsets #ImmaculateHeart in North A semis to make first-ever final; #RutgersPrep, #Gill St. Bernard's cruise; St. Thomas #Aquinas bows out down the Shore. More at the link! #NJHoops #NJSIAA

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Rutgers Prep girls clinch 6th straight trip to sectional finals, win 79-46 over Stuart Day, to set up championship rematch with Gloucester Catholic No matter how many finals they make, or championships they win, it never gets old for Rutgers Prep head coach Mary Klinger. The top-seeded Argonauts easily won their Non-Public South B semifinal game Thursday night in Somerset, defeating fifth-seed Stuart Day, 79-46. Another laugher from the start, Prep led 24-9 after one quarter and 42-16 at the half, with many outstanding performances throughout.

TO THE FINALS... AGAIN!! #RutgersPrep girls clinch 6th straight trip to sectional finals, win 79-46 over #StuartDay, to set up championship rematch with #GloucesterCatholic Monday at 7 in Jackson! Recap and audio with HC Mary #Klinger at the link! #NJHoops #NJSIAA

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Boys’ Basketball Roundup: Colonia, South Plainfield careen toward each other in North 2, Group 3; Manville rallies to win thriller; St. Joseph, Gill St. Bernard’s, Rutgers Prep all advance to sectional semis It was a 6-4 Monday night for the ten boys' basketball teams fromthe Central Jersey Sports Radio coverage area in action in the NJSIAA high school basketball tournament. Colonia and South Plainfield both moved on to sectional semifinal play in separate sides of the bracket in North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3, while Manville overcame a big second-half deficit to surge past stunned Middlesex in Central Jersey Group 1.

Boys' Basketball Roundup: #Colonia, #SouthPlainfield careen toward each other in North 2, Group 3; #Manville rallies to win thriller; #StJoseph, #Gill St. Bernard's, #RutgersPrep all advance to sectional semis. Scores, recaps, interviews, skeds at the link! #NJHoops

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Girls’ Basketball Roundup: Somerville wins defensive game, Bound Brook survives Thrive, while Pingry, St. Thomas Aquinas, Rutgers Prep all advance to sectional semifinals As Week Two of the NJSIAA state high school basketball tournament gets underway, six area girls' basketball teams advanced to sectional semifinals with wins on Monday night. That includes top-seed Somerville in North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 and second-seed Bound Brook in Central Jersey Group 1. Meanwhile, all four parochial schools in action - Pingry, St. Thomas Aquinas, Gill St.

Girls' Basketball #Roundup: #Somerville wins defensive game, #BoundBrook survives #Thrive, while #Pingry, St. Thomas #Aquinas, #RutgersPrep all advance to sectional semifinals! Scores, recaps, interviews and skeds at the link! #NJHoops

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INSTANT REPLAY – Somerset County Tournament Boys’ Final: (1) Gill St. Bernard’s 84, (2) Rutgers Prep 73 Junior Jahmal Dixon had a game- and career-high 25 points, while Connor Junker added 20 and Dorsett Mulcahy 18 to lead top-seed Gill St. Bernard's to an 84-73 victory over second-seed Rutgers Prep to claim its tenth Somerset County Tournament title, tying Bridgewater-Raritan's record for all-time tourney wins. Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Chris Tsakonas call all the play-by-play from Montgomery Township High School inn Skillman on February 21, 2026.

INSTANT REPLAY - #Somerset County Tournament Boys' Final: (1) #Gill St. Bernard's 84, (2) #RutgersPrep 73. Listen to all the game action as heard LIVE on CJSR, as the #Knights match #BridgewaterRaritan's record with their 10th #SCT title!

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INSTANT REPLAY – Somerset County Tournament Girls’ Final: (1) Rutgers Prep 55, (3) Franklin 37 Hailey Benbow had a game-high 32 points - including four three-pointers - while senior Ava LaMonica added 11 and got her third county championship in three tries as top-seed Rutgers Prep downed third-seed Franklin 55-37 to win its eleventh overall Somerset County Championship. Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Chris Tsakonas call all the play-by-play from Montgomery Township High School inn Skillman on February 21, 2026.

INSTANT REPLAY - #Somerset County Tournament Girls' Final: (1) #RutgersPrep 55, (3) #Franklin 37. Listen back as the Lady #Argonauts win their 11th #SCT title all-time! #NJHoops #Warriors

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Gill St. Bernard’s wins 10th Somerset County championship, ties Bridgewater-Raritan’s mark, with 84-73 victory over Rutgers Prep The Bridgewater-Raritan boys' basketball team has held the record for most Somerset County titles for more than a quarter century, all by themselves. Their fourth title came in 1998, putting them ahead of Franklin, and then won six more through 2007. But as of Saturday afternoon, they have some company. Gill St. Bernard's won its 10th Somerset County Tournament championship Saturday at Montgomery Twp.

BACK-TO-BACK! #Gill St. Bernard's wins 10th #SomersetCounty championship, ties #Bridgewater-Raritan's mark, with 84-73 victory over #RutgersPrep. #NJHoops #GSB #Knights #Argonauts

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Rutgers Prep girls keep it simple, cruising past Franklin, 55-37, to win 11th Somerset County Tournament championship The Rutgers Prep girls basketball team could just about do no wrong Saturday afternoon. The top-seeded Argonauts were tied 4-4 early on with a very good second-seeded Franklin team, and the Lady Warriors led 2-0, but 4-4 was as close as they would get, and Rutgers Prep pulled away for a 55-37 win in the Somerset County Tournament championship down at Montgomery Twp.

CHAMPS, AGAIN! #RutgersPrep girls keep it simple, cruising past #Franklin, 55-37, to win 11th Somerset County Tournament championship! Story and audio with Hailey Benbow, Ava LaMonica and Mary Klinger at the link! #SCT #NJHoops

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Somerset County Tournament Girls’ Final Preview: Rutgers Prep and Franklin to tussle Saturday in first title clash since 2019 Was the 2024-25 season a blip for Rutgers Prep girls basketball? Merely a speed bump in what has been a brilliant run for Mary Klinger's program over the last 20-plus years? It sure looks like it. The Argonauts had won four straight titles before bowing out in last year's semifinals to Hillsborough. And while the Raiders eventually won the state Group 4 championship, that didn't take away the pain and heartache.

NEW! Somerset County Tournament Girls' Final Preview: #RutgersPrep and #Franklin to tussle Saturday in first #SCT title clash since 2019. LIVE 1 PM on CJSR!! Notes, stats, interviews at the link! #Argonauts #Warriors #NJHoops

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NJSIAA unveils 2026 girls’ basketball state tournament brackets: No. 1 seeds go to Franklin, Somerville, Gill St. Bernard’s and Rutgers Prep The NJSIAA has announced its playoff pairings for the 2026 girls' basketball state tournament, with the seeding taking place down in Robbinsville Tuesday morning, and four teams from the Central Jersey Sports Radio coverage area earned top seeds. Among the publics, fresh off an upset of second-seed and defending champion Gill St. Bernard's in Saturday's Somerset County Tournament semifinals, Franklin got the top seed in Central Jersey Group 4, while Somerville earned the No.

NEW! #NJSIAA unveils 2026 #girlsbasketball state tournament #brackets: No. 1 seeds go to #Franklin, #Somerville, #Gill St. Bernard's and #RutgersPrep. Full pairings for sections with CJSR teams at the link! #NJHoops

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NJSIAA unveils 2026 boys’ basketball state tournament brackets: Hillsborough, Piscataway, Colonia, Gill St. Bernard’s, Rutgers Prep all earn top seeds The NJSIAA has announced its playoff pairings for the 2026 boys' basketball state tournament, with the seeding taking place down in Robbinsville Tuesday morning, and five Central Jersey Sports Radio area teams got top seeds. Among the publics, Hillsborough earned the No. 1 seed in Central Jersey Group 4, which Montgomery has won the last two seasons. The Cougars got the third seed based on the state's power points formula, despite beating Hillsborough twice this season.

BREAKING: #NJSIAA unveils 2026 #boysbasketball state tournament #brackets: #Hillsborough, #Piscataway, #Colonia, #Gill St. Bernard's, #RutgersPrep all earn top seeds. All pairings at the link; no paywall! #NJHoops

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INSTANT REPLAY – SCT Girls’ Semifinals: (1) Rutgers Prep 55, (5) Bound Brook 49 Top-seed Rutgers Prep got 11 points from Hailey Benbow and 10 from Natalia Valdez in a 55-49 win over fifth-seed Bound Brook in the Somerset County Tournament semifinals, sending them back to the title game. Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Chris Tsakonas call all the play-by-play from Franklin High School in Somerset, NJ on February 14, 2026.

INSTANT REPLAY - #SCT Girls' #Semifinals: (1) #RutgersPrep 55, (5) #BoundBrook 49. Listen back to all the exciting game action as heard LIVE on CJSR! #Argonauts #Crusaders #NJHoops

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INSTANT REPLAY – SCT Boys’ Semifinals: (2) Rutgers Prep 66, (3) Montgomery 57 Second-seed Rutgers Prep held off a late push from third-seed Montgomery for a 66-57 win in the semifinal round of the Somerset County Tournament behind 20 points from Will Brunson and 15 from Nicholas Nsenkyrie. Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Chris Tsakonas call all the play-by-play from Franklin High School in Somerset, NJ on February 14, 2026.

INSTANT REPLAY - #SCT Boys' #Semifinals: (2) #RutgersPrep 66, (3) #Montgomery 57. Listen back to alkl the thrilling game action as heard LIVE on CJSR! #NJHoops #Argonauts #Cougars

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Girls’ Non-Public Power Points Update: Despite SCT loss, Gill St. Bernard’s should earn a top-seed in state tourney, along with finalist Rutgers Prep With playoff qualification in high school basketball closing Saturday at the NJSIAA cutoff, it looks like Gill St. Bernard's loss in the Somerset County Tournament Saturday will not keep them from getting a top seed in their playoff section, with Rutgers Prep also expected to earn one. Below is a look at all the area teams in the Central Jersey playoff brackets, based on NJ.com power point standings as of 2 pm on Sunday, February 15, 2026.

Girls' #NonPublic #PowerPoints Update: Despite #SCT loss, #Gill St. Bernard's should earn a top-seed in state tourney, along with finalist #RutgersPrep. Plus #CalvaryChristian #Wardlaw #Aquinas #Immaculata #MountStMary #MotherSeton #Pingry #NJHoops

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Bound Brook, Pugh nearly steal one from Rutgers Prep late, but Argonaut girls hang on, advance to 15th SCT title tilt Sometimes when two top teams get together - and these two both were 20-game winners coming into Saturday's Somerset County Tournament semifinal at Franklin High School - there's a feeling out period. See what the other team gives you, then figure out what you can take. There was none of that, however, for top-seed Rutgers Prep when the Argonauts took on fifth-seed Bound Brook.

BACK IN THE FINALS! #BoundBrook, #Pugh nearly steal one from #RutgersPrep late, but #Argonaut girls hang on, advance to 15th #SCT title tilt. Postgame with HC Mary #Klinger and Hailey #Benbow at the link! #girlsbasketball #NJHoops

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Rematch between Rutgers Prep, Montgomery kicks off Somerset County Tournament semis at Franklin Saturday Montgomery's last win over Rutgers Prep in boys' basketball came in the 2018-19 season, with the Cougars winning twice that year. Since then, the Argonauts have won ten straight, but the majority - especially in recent seasons - have been close, including a three-point loss in the 2024 Somerset County Tournament final. This Saturday, the second-seeded Argonauts (15-8, No. 9 in New Jersey) and the third-seeded Cougars (20-3, No.

AUDIO PREVIEW: Rematch between #RutgersPrep, #Montgomery kicks off #Somerset County Tournament semis at #Franklin Saturday. Preview and a chat with both coaches at the link! #SCT #Cougars #Argonauts #NJHoops

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Somerset County’s two 20-win teams to square off in Saturday’s SCT semifinals, as resurgent Bound Brook faces powerhouse Rutgers Prep By no stretch of the imagination did the Rutgers Prep and Bound Brook girls' basketball teams have "bad" years, or even so-so seasons, at least not by most people's standards. The Argonauts finished 20-7, while the Crusaders went 19-7. But Rutgers Prep didn't make the county finals for the first time in ten seasons, and they got beat by Gloucester Catholic in the Non-Public South B Final.

PREVIEW w/ AUDIO! #Somerset County's two 20-win teams to square off in Saturday's #SCT semifinals, as resurgent #BoundBrook faces powerhouse #RutgersPrep. LIVE at HIGH NOON on CJSR. We talk with both coaches at the link! #Argonauts #Crusaders #girlsbasketball #NJHoops

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Another week of upheaval in Bellamy & Son Paving girls’ top ten, while Rutgers Prep on 12-game win streak stays No. 1 In the final Bellamy & Son Paving Girls' Basketball Top Ten before the end of the year, Gill St. Bernard's has edged up to No. 2, while Colonia and Bound Brook also rose. Still at No. 1 is Rutgers Prep (18-2). Winners of 12 straight the Argonauts went 2-0 in the week gone by, picking up a Thursday win at then-No.

NEW: Another week of upheaval in Bellamy & Son Paving girls' top ten, while #RutgersPrep on 12-game win streak stays No. 1. Plus #Bernards #BoundBrook #Colonia #Franklin #Hillsborough #EastBrunswick #Gill #Aquinas #Woodbridge

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Last Bellamy & Son Paving Boys Top Ten before season’s end sees first four hold, but rest shuffle as Piscataway, Colonia rise In the final Bellamy & Son Paving Boys' Basketball Top Ten before the end of the season, The top four teams remained the same, while most of the rest got shuffled around, with Piscataway and Colonia trending upward. Gill St. Bernard's (20-2) remains No. 1, having won 16 straight, including two games last week. The Knight edged No. 3 Rutgers Prep Thursday in Somerset in a potential Somerset County Tournament final preview, 73-68.

NEW: Last Bellamy & Son Paving Boys Top Ten before season's end sees first four hold, but rest shuffle as #Piscataway, #Colonia rise. Plus #Hillsborough #Immaculata #Montgomery #Gill #Pingry #RutgersPrep #SouthPlainfield #StJoseph

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Minus times, Somerset County Tournament semis are set, as Immaculata boys, Bound Brook girls pull quarterfinal upsets, defending champs both win They were upsets by seed, but the result wouldn't have been surprising either way. In what looked on paper like the most competitive matchups of the day, the fifth-seeded Bound Brook girls knocked off fourth-seed and 2025 SCT finalist Hillsborough 54-47 on the road Saturday morning, to advance to next week's semifinals at Franklin. And in a 5/4 upset on the boy's side, …

NEW: Minus times, Somerset County Tournament semis are set, as #Immaculata boys, #BoundBrook girls pull quarterfinal upsets, defending champs #Gill boys and girls both win. Plus #Immaculata #Franklin #Montgomery #RutgersPrep

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Somerset County Tournament moves into quarterfinal round this weekend as top four boys’ and girls’ seeds join the fray Somerset County Tournament play resumes this weekend, with eight games - four girls', four boys' - all taking place in the late morning and early afternoon, with a couple of doubleheaders on tap. Central Jersey Sports Radio will have live play-by-play coverage on Saturday afternoon at 1:00, when the 5th-seeded Immaculata boys visit 4th-seed Pingry. Mike Pavlichko will call all the action with pregame at 12:45; …

AN #SCT PREVIEW! Somerset County Tournament moves into quarterfinal round this weekend as top four boys' and girls' seeds join the fray. More at the link! #WatchungHills #RutgersPrep #BoundBrook #Hillsborough #Pingry #Franklin #Bernards #Gill #Ridge #Immaculata #Montgomery #Bridgewater #NJHoops

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Another week of chaos in Bellamy & Son Paving Boys’ Top Ten as Colonia, South Plainfield rejoin Some big wins and tournament losses this week threw a wrench into the Bellamy & Son Paving Boys' Basketball rankings, with the list pared down to ten this week, while three teams dropped out, and two new ones took their place, rejoining the Top Ten after bowing out earlier this season. Holding on at the No. 1 spot - and on a 14-game winning streak - …

NEW: Another week of chaos in Bellamy & Son Paving Boys' Top Ten as #Colonia, #SouthPlainfield rejoin. See where others landed at the link! #Gill #StJoseph #Immaculata #Hillsborough #Pingry #Montgomery #RutgersPrep #Piscataway

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Finally, some movement in Bellamy & Son Paving Girls’ Top Ten, as Franklin joins the mix, Bernards and East Brunswick rise It couldn't go on like this forever. For three weeks, the Bellamy & Son Paving Girls' Basketball Top Ten essentially remained the same, but that's not the case this week. A number of top ten teams played each other, necessitating a shuffle, with a win by Franklin propelling them into the Top Ten and forcing a reset of sorts. The Warriors had beaten Hillsborough earlier in the season, but at the time, were just 5-4, albeit with two of those losses coming to Rutgers Prep and Gill St.

Finally, some movement in Bellamy & Son Paving Girls' #Top10, as #Franklin joins the mix, #Bernards and #EastBrunswick rise. Plus #BoundBrook #Colonia #Hillsborough #Gill #Aquinas #RutgersPrep and #Woodbridge, all at the link! #NJHoops

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INSTANT REPLAY – GIRLS: No. 1 Rutgers Prep 51, No. 3 Gill St. Bernard’s 44 Top-ranked Rutgers Prep got 15 points from sophomore Hailey Benbow and 14 from senior Ava LaMonica as the Argonauts defeated No. 3 Gill St. Bernard's at home, 51-44, claiming the Skyland Conference Delaware Division title in the process. Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko call all the play-by-play from the Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset on January 29, 2026.

INSTANT REPLAY - GIRLS: No. 1 #RutgersPrep 51, No. 3 #Gill St. Bernard's 44. Click to hear ALL the play-by-play as aired LIVE on Central Jersey Sports Radio! #NJHoops #Argonauts #Knights #girlsbasketball

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No. 1 Rutgers Prep takes Skyland Conference Delaware Division title, tops No. 3 Gill St. Bernard’s, 51-44 Rutgers Prep may have been 20-7 a year ago, but the 2024-25 high school basketball season was disappointing for Mary Klinger's squad. They were co-champs in the Skyland Conference Delaware Division, but failed to make the Somerset County Tournament final for the first time in a decade, and lost in the Non-Public South B title game. This year's team used it as fuel, though, and is already back on track.

TITLE! No. 1 #RutgersPrep takes #Skyland Conference #DelawareDivision title, tops No. 3 #Gill St. Bernard's, 51-44. Postgame with Ava #LaMonica and Mary #Klinger at the link! #NJHoops #girlsbasketball

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